When Size Obsession Gets Out of Hand

What kind of man would be prone to penile BDD?

Tori Rodriguez, a writer for MensHealth.com, recently interviewed me for a short article, The Obsession with Size, prompted by a recent article in the British Journal of Urology reporting that most men electing penis enlargement surgery are in fact normally endowed. Thanks to Ms Rodriguez and to the editors of MensHealth.com for permission to publish the original interview that led to the article.

TR: How common is Body Dysmorphic Disorder involving the penis - or as some have called it, Penile Dysmorphic Disorder?

Dr.Snyder: I don't know of any statistics on this. Anxiety or insecurity about penis size is extremely common in men. It would be difficult to determine how frequently the more serious condition of penis-focused BDD occurs. But it's undoubtedly much rarer.

TR: Do you see many men with this condition?

Dr.Snyder: People with BDD tend to avoid mental health specialists. Which is not surprising, since part of the psychology of BDD is the conviction that one has an actual physical problem. It's much more likely I think that a man with penile BDD will purchase penis enlargement equipment or consult a surgeon than consult someone like me.

TR: Why would a man have "penile dysmorphic disorder," even when he doesn't actually have a small penis?

Dr.Snyder: Good question. The answer, as one of my urology colleagues puts it, has more to do with the "big brain" in a man's head than with the "little brain" between his legs. There is an extraordinary diversity of human minds.

TR: What kind of a man would be prone to penile BDD?

Dr.Snyder: Some people seem to have an innate tendency for obsessive thinking. Why some of these people develop BDD, and others OCD or Anorexia Nervosa is unknown. Many of these obsessive thinkers also have behaviors (such as compulsions and avoidance behaviors) intended to reduce the distress associated with obsessive thinking. Unfortunately, over time these behaviors seem to make obsessive thinking worse.

TR: For example?

Dr.Snyder: A man who begins to obsess about the size of his penis may begin to compulsively and repeatedly measure his erections, and to avoid dating because he's convinced he'll be humiliated. Then the whole thing can spiral out of control, until ultimately he's online studying penis enlargement techniques.

TR: The penis itself doesn't tolerate all this obsessive self-scrutiny very well, right?

Dr.Snyder: The more obsessively a man worries about his penis, the more likely he'll develop a sexual dysfunction. If a man finds himself obsessing about his penis or any aspect of his sexual function, he should get help before he causes himself psychological or physical harm.

TR: How do partners react when a man gets obsessed about the size of his penis?

Dr.Snyder: When a married man comes to see me worried about his penis or his erections, I usually ask to see his wife too. Often her chief concern is that he's so obsessively preoccupied with his problem that he's become a stranger to her in bed. Women experience such preoccupation as selfish - which in a way it is.

TR: What practical advice would you give to a man who's gotten obsessed about the size of his penis?

Dr.Snyder: Step back and notice your compulsion and avoidance behaviors. Notice how often you compulsively masturbate in order to reassure yourself you're OK. Or compulsively measure your erection. Or compulsively surf the net for penis enlargement advice. Or avoid dating because of fear of humiliation. See if you can drastically reduce compulsive and avoidance behaviors.

Is it just the man that makes penis size an obessession and just the man that has created the problem in his mind ad the cyulprit of his own suffering?

In my view there are a lot of cultural signals that fuel a size oriented approach to penises and sexual performance! Lets establish some alternative erotica narratives and norms as well as tidy up the symptoms and suffering.

After reading your article regarding penile dysmorphia and where it stems from I have some input? I battled this as a 9 or 10 year old child, overhearing my mum and her sister discussing their two sons small penises. I was devastated. I grew up with OCD, anxiety, and obsessive thinking patterns just as you described but as I look back I could never really understand if I was like that from a young age and overhearing the conversation made it worse OR the conversation was the start of it. I am now almost 50, suffered mental health problems most of my life and only starting to understand mental health and poor thinking patterns. A little too late for me though as these patterns became infinitely worse after a botched penile enlargement surgery in my early 30's. If only the awareness was around back then when I needed it. Men living with very low self esteem due to penile dysmorphia are infinitely worse off than almost anyone - to live a sexless and loveless life due to fears is hard for men to come to terms and are they often too ashamed to talk about it until it is often too late.

It's epidemic. Any teenage boy on the internet will determine he is much smaller than average...that there is something wrong with him and his is totally and permanently inadequate.

A big dick is now required, on the internet, to be sexually worthy. For many boys this must become a permanent psychological disability that makes sex with another person too likely to be humiliating to be able to go there.

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